The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After another correspondence with Cao Cao, on February 25, both sides sent troops at the same time.

Xun Zhen did not call Chen Dao and Zang Hong back. When he sent troops, only Kong Yu's troops were left in Yingchuan County. Leaving Zang Hong and Chen Dao could guarantee a retreat. The city is in the southeast of Liang County, that is, in the back of Liang County. It is not very far from Liang County. It is only one or two hundred miles away. If something happens, such as a big defeat, if Chen Dao is here, at least you can get a little bit. support.

In addition to Xi Zhicai, Xu Zhong and other civil and military people who Xun Zhen relied on, Guo Jia, who had returned to the army from Yangzhai long ago, and some young people who were brought out by Xun Zhen from Xun's private school were also killed by Xun Zhen. Zhen took him by his side.

Xun Zhen didn't bring them along because she knew the name of Guo Jia's descendants. Guo Jia is still very young. The so-called reading ten thousand volumes of books and traveling ten thousand li of books. After a practical education, even the most talented people would not be able to shine immediately, and Guo Jia was no exception. Therefore, Xun Zhen brought him and some other young people this time, mainly to open them up. It also means exercising and training them.

On the same day, Yuan Shao of Hanoi also dispatched eight thousand troops, ordered by Chunyu Qiongtong, to march towards Mengjin.

Chunyu Qiong was one of the eight captains of the West Garden, ranked eighth, and was the right captain of the West Park. When Yuan Shao fled Luoyang, he, as a staunch member of the Yuan Party, also fled, and went to Jizhou with Yuan Shao. In addition to being the captain of Xiyuan and working with Cao Cao as a colleague, he was also from Yangzhai and was in the same county as Xun Zhen. It was very suitable for Yuan Shao to choose him to lead the army and advance with Cao Cao and Xun Zhen.

The day when Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, Xie Rong sent troops, the people of Yangzhai County heard about it, the villagers and scholars all came out to watch, and saw from a distance that all the soldiers were showing off their armor, showing off their military power, and knowing that Kong Dian's army would not move. They did not dare to attack Dong, the villagers and scholars all admired Xun Zhen and others.

It's just that admiration comes admiration. Everyone knows that Dong Zhuo is strong, but not everyone is optimistic about Xun Zhen's attack this time. There are many people who have the same mind as Kong Hao and think that Xun Zhen is this. Looking for death. Kong Yu did not come to see Xun Zhen dispatching troops, but sneered a few times after hearing the news.

No matter what the audience thinks, or what Kong Ni thinks, they say that Xun Zhen and the others pulled out of the county.

Sun Jian kept his promise and ceded the vanguard position to Xun Zhen.

The 300,000-40,000-foot cavalry, plus the baggage, plus the marching interval between the various armies, divisions, and songs, the team was dozens of miles long.

After leaving Yangzhai, Xun Zhen and the others headed west all the way. The march was not fast, only sixty miles a day. After two and a half days, Rushui was in sight.

Rushui enters from the southwest of Yingchuan County. After reaching Rushui, it is not far from the boundary of Yingchuan County. Once out of the county, it only takes 20 to 30 miles to reach Liang County.

Liang County is too close to Yingchuan, and not far from Luyang, where Yuan Shu was stationed. There are no Dong Zhuo troops stationed here, but dozens of miles northwest of Liang County, there is a Dong army stationed there. This Dong army is down. It was not the Dong army that raided Yangcheng earlier. The Dong army who raided Yangcheng was stationed at Luyuan Pass. Luyuan Pass was very close to Yangcheng, only 40 to 50 miles away, and the cavalry arrived at noon. Speaking of Luyuan Pass, it is actually good for Xun Zhen and others if Kong Yu does not have troops. At least he has his troops in Yangzhai, and Yangzhai is not far from Luyuan Pass, more than 200 miles away. Dong Jun would not move lightly, and would not descend from the southwest of Luyuan Pass to attack the flanks of Xun Zhen and Sun Jian.

Just now I received the report, saying that Rushui was ahead, and another army reported: thirty miles in front of the army, a Dong army with about a thousand cavalry was detected.

Xun Zhen was rewarded, and immediately dispatched his own soldiers to rush to the various ministries that were on the march, and summoned the generals.

Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng and others came from the headquarters on horseback and joined the Central Army.

The troops on the road were marching. In order not to block the advance of the follow-up troops, under the guards of the tiger soldiers, Xun Zhen went down the road. In response to the enemy situation just received, on the field by the roadside and the generals who came in response A brief military meeting was held.

He kept his words concise, first briefly described the military situation, and said: "After receiving the army report, there is a Dong army in the first thirty miles, about a thousand cavalry, and it should have come from the Dong army camp in the northwest of Liang." Said. After the military situation was over, he looked around at the generals surrounding him, and said with the sound of a sword, "Today, General Sun and the school lieutenants are raising troops to attack Dong, and before they left the county, Dong's soldiers came first, arrogant and arrogant. The son of Liangzhou of that generation has no me in his eyes, and I want to meet him, in order to defeat his front, depress his anger, and raise the strength of my Shandong army.

From the beginning of the year to the present, it has been a month or two, and there has been no battle. The time spent in Yingchuan is empty. Many warriors under Xun Zhen's command have long been suffocated. Even before his own troops left the county, Dong Jun dared to run over to provoke them first, and no one could bear it. Liu Deng came out first and said loudly, "I would like to sacrifice the head of the general to behead the criminals!"

Xun Zhen was overjoyed and said, "Good!"

This is the first battle, of course we have to win, one is to boost morale, and the other is to show Yingchuan scholars, commoners and the Yuzhou army to see. Kong Nian did not dare to send troops, but Xunzhen did. win the battle.

Since you want to win a battle, it is naturally best to send a strong general to fight.

Liu Deng is the most suitable candidate.

He is only a military commander. This time Xun Zhen summoned most of the school captains. He was not qualified to come, but Xun Zhen called him specially, and his original intention was to let him attack. Why is Xun Zhen unhappy when he comes out to fight?

Liu Deng Benqu had fewer troops and Ma, and Xun Zhen allocated some to him, totaling two thousand soldiers, all of whom were shrewd.

When the reinforcements were completed, Xun Zhen ordered him to go first, and the self-control army came to help.

There were literati on the left and right to persuade him, saying: "Dong Zhuo's army is strong, and today a thousand cavalry is attacking, but the general only sends 2,000 infantry to attack, and he is afraid that he will be defeated. It is better to call Liu Deng back and send more troops, or use Xin Jiao to attack. The cavalry of the lieutenant department welcomes it, and it will be safe.”

Xun Zhen smiled without saying a word, and only saw the drama before sending Liu Deng out.

Xi Zhicai personally escorted Liu Deng outside the crowd, and said with a smile: "Xi Jun traveled from the general to Yangcheng, and Jun and Jun Qing served as guards together to kill thieves in the house. Today, I am going to ask Dong from the general, and I have to fight again, this place is not far from Yangcheng, I hope you can renew your prestige."

Holding his sword, Liu Deng held his head high, and answered his promise majestically.

Xi Zhicai added: "I haven't left the county yet, and Dong's army is coming. I expected it to mean that it must be because I heard that I was dispatched, so I came to test our army first. Since it is for me to test my strength, its army must be Be cautious, Dong's army is strong, and those who come here are all cavalry. If you are more cautious, it will not be easy to take. In my opinion, when you move forward and see the enemy's rear, you don't have to lead your troops to advance and fight hard. You might as well show your weakness to the enemy first, then The enemy will be arrogant, and when he is arrogant, he can be lured into ambush, and then attacked with fine pawns, it is not difficult to win.”

The Kwantung coalition army was hundreds of thousands, and no one dared to advance in the month. There were only 2,000 soldiers in the army, so Dong Jun, who was a cavalryman, would definitely think that Liu Deng could be deceived. must lose.

Liu Deng agreed and nodded yes.

Xi Zhicai said to Liu Deng again: "Please come over, I have a plan to ambush and lure the enemy, and I can tell you."

Liu Deng went over and heard Xi Zhicai's plan, he was delighted, and said, "It's easy to win with the captain's clever plan!"

After saying goodbye to Xi Zhicai, Liu Deng ordered troops and horses, then led his troops out first, separated from the main force that was marching, and went straight to meet the enemy.

In this first battle, Xun Zhen was determined to completely wipe out the incoming enemy and win the battle beautifully, so in addition to Liu Deng, the two thousand people started the first battle. The four thousand soldiers of the headquarters also set off immediately to support Liu Deng, and called Zhang Fei, the military commander of the cavalry department, and ordered the five hundred knights to set off immediately. , in order to block the retreat of the thousands of Dong Qi.

Arranged properly, each road has left the main force one after another and set off to meet the enemy.

Xun Zhen brought his main force and slowly followed him.

There were scribes on the left and right at this time and praised: "No wonder the general only sent two thousand soldiers of Liu and Deng to go first, but it turned out that he left behind Captain Le and Zhang Sima here."

Xun Zhen smiled and didn't explain that Le Jin and Zhang Fei were just trying to wipe out the enemy. ——Xi Zhicai's plan was planned before Xun Zhen called the generals, and he discussed it with Xun Zhen.

After walking for more than ten miles, I heard a report coming from the front that Liu Deng's troops had already contacted the enemy.

Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers, and all knights, are really strong enemies. Although there is an ambush plan, Xun Zhen doesn't know how Liu Deng's victory will be. "In the past, Liu Deng protected me into Yangcheng, and used one to be a hundred, and the number was the iron room. Now, if I attack Dong's soldiers, I will not lose my former prestige."

After another two or three miles, the front army reported again. Although the cavalry led by Zhang Fei left the camp later than Liu Deng, they traveled fast, and they had local people as the leader. .

After receiving this military report, Xun Zhen was relieved.

Even if Liu Deng loses and Zhang Fei intercepts it, it will be difficult for this Dong Bing to fly. When the Lejin Department or his own main force arrives, they will be able to eliminate them all. At best, it is not as good as Liu Deng's victory. So pretty.

Not far away, there is a military report coming in front: "Liu Deng's army is defeated and defeated."

Many people around Xun Zhen were shocked when they heard this.

A scholar from Yingchuan who had been cast under Xun Zhen's tent some time ago said, "Among the champions of Liu Dengyong, Fan Kuai and Guan Ying, who are actually under the general's tent, are on foot and cavalry, but they are less than two weeks away from the enemy. In a quarter of an hour, you will be defeated? Dong Zhuo's army is as strong as this? If Liu Deng is defeated, Le Xiaowei and Zhang Sima are also invincible. General, please send troops to rescue!"

However, Xun Zhen turned to Gu Xizhicai and laughed.

But it was Liu Dengguo who used the tactic of showing talent to show weakness to the enemy and lure the enemy to attack.

But, I don't know if this plan will work?

Because, the most important part of this plan is the second half, which is the place where the soldiers are ambushed. I wonder if Dong Qi will be fooled? Will you be lured in?

After walking for a few more miles, there was another report from the front army: "The enemy was advancing lightly and was lured by Liu Deng to the river. Liu Deng first set up an ambush by the river, and when the enemy came riding, they rushed out, and the river was muddy. The enemy is difficult to ride, and I am surrounded by ambushes. The enemy and I are fighting fiercely by the river."

Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai looked at each other and smiled.

Xun You clapped his hands and applauded, and said, "Your ambition has come true! Dong Qi will be defeated."

Xun Yu, Cheng Jia and others also looked happy.

The remaining scribes didn't know about Xi Zhicai's ambush plan until this time.

Soldiers talk about battles, first talking about the weather, the right place, and the people. Now still in Yingchuan County, Xunzhen is well-known, has a good land, and has a large number of soldiers and horses. Only such strategists, such as Zhang Fei, Liu Deng and other fierce generals, as long as the strategy can be implemented smoothly, victory is also very fast and easy.

Liu Deng was dispatched around noon, when dusk was approaching.

After Xun Zhen received this report, he looked at the sky, and even if he ordered the troops to stop, he sent the horses to inform Sun Jian and other troops behind them that they would be stationed here tonight, and ordered the troops to start camping and prepare dinner.

The scribes on the left and right saw that Xun Zhen had attached great importance to the incoming enemy, and even planned to go into battle with him in person. Now they heard that the battle was going on, but ordered the various ministries to build camps and settle down. They ignored the fact that Liu Deng was still fighting. If you don't understand its meaning, you should ask.

Xun Zhen replied: "The enemy has been surrounded by A-Deng and has fallen into the mud by the river. With A-Deng's bravery, even if he is not victorious, he will not be defeated. Four thousand Yingchuan soldiers from Wenqian's army are closely followed by A-Deng and Deng's army. Afterwards, it should have arrived now. The enemy was trapped in the mud and surrounded by A-Deng. It was already chaotic. Seeing Wen Qian's troops approaching, with banners like forests, and soldiers everywhere, he would be panicked, and he would definitely not want to fight again and seize the road. He fled, but Yide led five hundred cavalry and gathered behind him, and attacked the other with my escape, and the battle was won."

Someone said: "Liu Jun's army has only 2,000 infantry soldiers, and the enemy has thousands of cavalry, so Liu Jun's army must not be surrounded by all the enemy's cavalry. Although there are many troops, most of them are new soldiers, and their fighting strength is not strong. It is strong, and it is rushing for ten or twenty miles. Even if it can get there in time, it will not necessarily be the opponent of the surrounding enemy cavalry. If it loses, Liu Jun's army will inevitably be affected by it, and I am afraid it will turn to victory. the possibility of defeat.”

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "It's okay. My army is behind, and now the enemy is only ten miles away, how can the enemy know? If they can win a big victory in the battle with Liu Dengchu, then their courage may be better. They can do enough, but now they are not fighting well, they are stuck in the mud, and knowing that my army is behind, how can they have the courage to fight back against Wen Qian again? I expect that when they see Wen Qian's army, they will disperse escape."

Xun Zhen is a person who has seen big scenes and fought battles with hundreds of thousands of troops between the enemy and us. In this kind of small battle, which not only takes advantage of the terrain, but also uses the crowd to defeat the few, and the enemy has only a thousand people, although he is still alive and well. There are concerns, but in the application of specific tactics and in predicting the enemy, there is no need to think about it at all. With a single thought, you can find the correct method and draw the correct conclusion.

Also as he expected, the course of this battle was exactly as he expected.

After seeing the arrival of Le Jin's troops, Dong Bing really did not dare to fight back. First the cavalry on the periphery fled, and then the cavalry surrounded by Liu Deng lost their fighting spirit and fled. surrender.

The hundreds of Dong cavalry that escaped rushed to the northwest, trying to escape from Yingchuan and ran back to the base camp, but before they could escape far, they ran into Zhang Fei's ambulance~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and were intercepted and killed.

Zhang Fei's cavalry was responsible for both intercepting and blocking Dong Bing's reinforcements. After all, this cavalry did not fall from the sky, but came from Dongying in the northwest of Liang County. Xun Zhen didn't know how many people they sent, and whether they had any backup. But in the end, no reinforcements from Dong Jun came.

Liu Deng, Le Jin, and Zhang Fei joined forces to wipe out the thousands of Dong Qi, beheading more than 800 people, and taking 200 prisoners.

The attackers this time were all elite soldiers from Dong Zhuo's army. Although Dong's army was not very disciplined, its combat effectiveness was top-notch. Therefore, Xun Zhen had no life to kill the two hundred prisoners, but was placed in a prison camp. Let them do some hard work first, and then deal with them after the battle is over.

In the first battle against Dong, Xun Zhen defeated the few with the crowd and won a big victory.

When the battle report spread to the back, Sun Jian heard it, stunned, and said repeatedly, "It's a pity that I lost to Zhenzhi, and let him grab the first victory!"

When it was spread to the back, Xie Rong, Liu Bing, Ding Meng and others were all delighted when they heard about it, and they all said, "Thousands of enemy riders died in half a day, Xun Hou is a really good fighter!"

When the news came out, the whole army was excited.